Software that knows the risks
Planning algorithms evaluate probability of success, suggest low-risk alternatives.
Department
Aeronautics and Astronautics
AeroAstro students organizing Global Space Balloon Challenge
Hundreds of teams worldwide are expected to launch high-altitude balloons in April 2015.
Aviation Week's 2014 Twenty20s include two with ties to MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Awards recognize promising work of young aerospace engineers.
Computers that teach by example
New system enables pattern-recognition systems to convey what they learn to humans.
Atomic timekeeping, on the go
New approach may enable more stable and accurate portable atomic clocks.
AeroAstro turns 100
Nine astronaut alumni and Elon Musk join in celebrating department’s centennial.
Dava Newman nominated for NASA post
President Obama asks AeroAstro professor to take space agency’s No. 2 leadership spot.
Alumna takes up space on Saturday mornings
MIT alumna Emily Calandrell is the host of Xploration Outer Space, a weekend TV show about all things space.
Mars One (and done?)
MIT team independently assesses the technical feasibility of the proposed Mars One mission.
Modeling shockwaves through the brain
New scaling law helps estimate humans' risk of blast-induced traumatic brain injury.